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次要 cìyào

次要 cìyào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cìyào | ci4 yao4
English translation
secondary

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Traditional form

次要 cìyào

Part of speech

Attributive / 区别词 Qūbié cí
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Etymology of 次要 cìyào

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

冫欠

Number of Strokes

6
yāo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as yāo .

Positional decomposition

覀女

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 次要 cìyào

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北行车辆 chē liàng jiāng 不得不 bùdébù rào 次要 cìyào 道路 dào lù 行驶 xíng shǐ

Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads.

见解 jiànjiě 独到 dú dào de 人士 rénshì 要么 yào me bèi 调往次要 cìyào de 岗位 gǎngwèi 要么 yào me jiù bèi 提升 tí shēng

Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.

次要 cìyào Decomposition

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次要 cìyào Compounds

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  • yāo
    • yāo , yāo , jiào , yǎo , yāo , fiào , yǎo , , biáo , yǎo , ,
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